THE LIFE OF OHARU is a later film in the long and brilliant career of masterful director Kenji Mizoguchi. The plot details the painful life of Oharu (Kinuyo Tanaka), a 50-year-old, 17th-century prostitute. In flashback, Oharu's life unfolds, beginning when she, the young daughter of a
samurai, falls in love with a lower-class man, Katsunosuke (Toshiro Mifune)....read more

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Review: THE LIFE OF OHARU is a later film in the long and brilliant career of masterful director Kenji Mizoguchi. The plot details the painful life of Oharu (Kinuyo Tanaka), a 50-year-old, 17th-century prostitute. In flashback, Oharu's life unfolds, beginning when… (more)